§ Dr. Mawhinneyasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were employed by British Railways in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe total numbers of staff employed by the British Railways Board and all its subsidiaries at the end of each of the last five years is as follows:
1976 243,476 1977 240,073 1978 243,264 1979 244,084 1980 239,700 The figures for 1978, 1979 and 1980 include employees of Freightliner Ltd. which was transferred to BRB from the National Freight Corporation. The numbers of staff employed by Freightliner Ltd. at the end of each of the last three years is as follows: 48W
1978 2,423 1979 2,522 1980 2,450 Sources: British Railways board annual report and Accounts 1976 to 1979. The figures for 1980 are approximations supplied by the Board.